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Patient choice

Policy and guidance on improving patient choice, including how, when and where patients receive treatment, and giving the public a bigger hand in shaping local care systems.

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The right to choose

The NHS Constitution establishes a new right to choice and to information to support that choice.

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Long term conditions

A new patients' prospectus outlines how people with a chronic or long term condition will have a choice of ‘active patient’ or ‘care at home’ options.